Fantasy Champs Eye Big Picture
Sam Gagner’s eight-point night can serve as a good learning tool for poolies.
February 05, 2012
In this week's Q&A, I took a different tact and approached the way events like Sam Gagner's eight-point night speak to a larger problem with all of us... fans, media and poolies... when it comes to making too much out of anything and everything. So I guess I got my essay on Gagner [...]
February 4, 2012
There's still time to join our free FanDuel contest - join here for a chance to win a piece of $200, or win $5 if you beat Dobber. More details here. We’re starting to see some signs of life from Columbus centerman Derek Brassard. The jury is still out on whether Brassard can [...]
Saturday’s NHL Picks — February 4
Good afternoon puckheads! Been a crazy week to say the least, with dramatic last second game-winning goals, furious late 3rd period comebacks, a litany of shutouts, a successful All Star game weekend in Ottawa and record setting night in Edmonton!
Minnesota Swaps Wellman For Christensen
Fantasy Impact: The Minnesota Wild traded forward Casey Wellman to the New York Rangers on Friday for center Erik Christensen and a conditional seventh-round draft choice.
A Look Ahead — Week 18
A tough decision can be made easier with these charts showing you the best five and worst five schedules for upcoming seven-day periods. Some of you used them last year. But for the benefit of new readers, here is a refresher. The number next to the team indicates the 'multiplier' to used on a player's point-per-game pace to give you an idea how many points to expect for that week.
February 3, 2012
Play Saturday's FREE DobberHockey FanDuel challenge and win a piece of the $200 prize pool! Pick your fantasy squad for one day's worth of games, and try and beat Dobber - details here. Sam Gagner? Sam Gagner! The much-maligned and highly-inconsistent Edmonton forward scored four goals and totaled eight points to lead the [...]
Evaluating Four “Top Prospect” Goaltenders
Thanks to the NHL Network, I was able to evaluate the four goalies playing in the CHL Top Prospects game on Wednesday night. When scouting 17 and 18-year old goaltenders, projecting their future keeper or dynasty fantasy value may seem a little frivolous, but there is still so much to learn about their long-term potential and upside.
Top Five Salary Cap Forwards – #3
Last season there were 43 players who cleared the 100 penalty minute plateau. Out of those 43 players, 29 cleared ten points, 15 cleared twenty, five hit or cleared fifty and only three players were north of 60. One special player, in a monstrous breakout year, hit a whopping 98 points and was the second-ranked player in Yahoo rotisserie pools last season. His name – Corey Perry.
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